The relationship between preseason range of motion and muscle strain injury in elite soccer players

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1155-1159

  Bradley, Paul S ^a   Portas, Matthew D ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Football; Injury prevention; Joints

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY SIZE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LEG; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY SIZE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RISK FACTORS; SOCCER; SPRAINS AND STRAINS;

EID: 38049016833     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-20416.1     Document Type: Article

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